I think Clare would go nuts for some supervised pin usage (she is obsessed!), making a sweet tissue topiary. So fun and pretty for a party!

I just picked up a copy of this lovely book, Morning Song: Poems for New Parents, for an expectant friend. It combines classic and contemporary poetry with work by Alice Walker, Dylan Thomas, Pablo Neruda and Sylvia Plath among many others. I can imagine her reading this during the late night feedings, which are OVER FOR ME for the moment! Woot!

I'll just be surviving! I will be lucky if i get this insane pile of clean laundry put away….they may have to call a search party for me ๐ . i can't figure out how we go through SO MANY CLOTHES!!!! on a more happier, mother-y note…we're hoping to spend it w/ my parents at their nome = mini roadtrip!

I'm not sure what the hubby is gonna let me do! He'll have to watch all 4 kiddos (under 5 years old!), so probably something local and quick. Heck, I'll take what I can get! ๐thanks for all the links. I bookmarked almost all of them!

I'm thinking cornflake cookies for a mother day park picnic. I thought I'd share the recipe. Its a winner and great for the littlies.

Choc Cornflake Cookies125 gm butter (chopped and at room temperature)1/2 cup caster sugar1 egg1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup S.R. Flour1 cup cornflakes1 1/2 cup extra cornflakes, crushed a bit, to coat1/3 cup choc chips 1/3 cup sultanas I use 1 cup of one or the other or a mix of one or two – just as nice without the choc chips1/3 cup chopped glace cherries Or if your like me and don't like cherries swap it for dried cranberries.

Preheat oven to moderate (180 degrees) and lightly grease or line a 2 trays with gladbake.Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Add egg and vanilla. BeatFold in flour and 1 cup cornflakes and the one cup of choc chips (or combination of sultanas, chips and cherries)Roll tablespoons of the mixture into balls and roll in crushed cornflakesPlace on tray 3 cm apart and bake for 12 – 15 minutes or until goldenCool on trays